EFTA00069312.txt

"the withheld records were compiled in furtherance of the FBI's investigation of criminal child prostitution involving Epstein"

"disclosure of the records withheld under Exemption 7(A) would interfere with the pending prosecution against Ghislaine Maxwell, as logically and plaus"

"who is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York"

"as articulated by the lead prosecutor of both the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions"

"as articulated by the lead prosecutor of both the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions"

"the FBI's withholding of information relating to minor children victims and witnesses as part of the child prostitution investigation of Epstein"

"who is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York"

"in response to the Radar Online's FOIA requests"

"James Robertson, a senior editor for Radar Online"

"the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ("USAO-SDNY") charged Jeffrey Epstein with one count of conspiracy to commit"

"United States v. Epstein, No. 19-cr-490 (RMB) (S.D.N.Y.)"

"Epstein was arrested on July 6, 2019, and thereafter incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") until his death"

"On April 20, 2017, Radar Online submitted a FOIA requests to the FBI"

"Assistant United States Attorneys in the Civil Division of the USAO-SDNY, which provided details the AUSA could use in the indictment of Jeffrey Epste"

"without risking interference with the Maxwell prosecutions"

"the FBI withheld the names... the investigation concerns a highly publicized and powerful individual"

"The FBI's declaration detailing the manner in which the indexes its files... Seidel Decl."

"The FBI also withheld records... Seldes Decl."

"the Comey Declaration explains that, to the extent there is non-exempt information contained in the records withheld under Exemption 7(A)"

"the provision of information related to Epstein without complete context risks compounding the unfounded speculation"